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The Potent Dead: Ancestors, Saints and Heroes in Contemporary Indonesia

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The Potent Dead is a collection of studies by leading scholars of Indonesian culture, history, and anthropology that examines the death practices and rituals of tribal groups in Indonesia. It covers an important area of cultural and social history in Indonesia, with pieces linking the death practices of so-called tribal groups with historical changes in the country, from on-going changes in Islam to the roles of forms of modernity.

Language: English

Pages: 269

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 2002

ISBN 13: 9780824825553

The Potent Dead: Ancestors, Saints and Heroes in Contemporary Indonesia

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The Potent Dead is a collection of studies by leading scholars of Indonesian culture, history, and anthropology that examines the death practices and rituals of tribal groups in Indonesia. It covers an important area of cultural and social history in Indonesia, with pieces linking the death practices of so-called tribal groups with historical changes in the country, from on-going changes in Islam to the roles of forms of modernity.

Language: English

Pages: 269

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 2002

ISBN 13: 9780824825553

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